Bengals center Cook reads a D like a QB

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12:07 AM,
Oct. 18, 2013

Bengals center Kyle Cook prepares for the start of a game against the Patriots on Oct. 6.

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Kyle Cook could have been quarterback, he says. A 310-pound, immobile QB with an awful arm by his own admission, but a QB nonetheless.

In a different life with a different body, he tells Andy Dalton, that would have been his position. The center loves recognizing defenses, anticipating action and immersing himself in the chess match of NFL Sunday.

He may not be of assistance should Dalton go down, but that skill seems to be a primary reason the Bengals don't need to worry about such a setback. ...